Hi Joey Lindstrom --------------------------------------------- On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, at 11:35:03 [GMT -0600] (which was 10:35 AM where I live) you wrote:
> I've got about 9 or 10 email accounts. One of them checks a server on > my local network, while all the others check a server on a remote > network, which is connected to my network via a VPN. The VPN software > runs on the two servers, and I use a RIP client on this Windows XP > machine to obtain routing information (to route traffic via these two > servers). > The VPN connection is over a pair of DSL links, which occasionally > hiccup and go down for 45 seconds or so before reestablishing. The > problem occurs if The Bat! checks for mail during that time (and only > occurs in V2.12, not V2.04). > A little while after performing the upgrade, I noticed that my > Connection Centre was open (but hidden behind the main window). I > brought it to the foreground and found that most of my accounts were > trying to check mail, and the timer said they'd been stuck trying for > about 22 minutes. I selected ABORT ALL, and they all went away, though > the Connection Centre remained open for some reason. >>From that point on, I could no longer shut down The Bat! normally. I > would get a window complaining that there were still processes open, > with choices of YES, NO, or MAYBE. None of them would successfully shut > down The Bat!, and I had to use Task Manager to do it. > When I rebooted this PC, I ran into the same problem almost immediately, > because The Bat! loads up and checks mail on startup, and sometimes the > RIP client hasn't yet received routing information for the VPN. On > V2.04, The Bat! gives up gracefully when those mail checks fail, and > subsequent mail checks work fine. Under 2.12, I get the same "hang" > with the mail checks just sitting there waiting and waiting and waiting. Without getting into all the why's and wherefor's, you might want to download 2.12.03 that "should" fix your problems. It fixed some of mine regarding similar issues. All you need to do is rename the existing thebat.exe file in your program directory to something else, un-rar the beta copy and put the resultant thebat.exe in your program directory. If it doesn't work, you can always replace the executable with the original renamed version. Good luck. -- Best Regards, Kevin Using The Bat! v2.12.03 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1
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